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The #Starship Human Landing System could be vulnerable to ground acceleration from nearby #moonquakes that would threaten their stability. Short-term missions, such as #Apollo, were relatively low-risk, but longer-duration projects face incrementally higher exposure https://cmns.umd.edu/news-events/news/nicholas-schmerr-helps-identify-moonquake-dangers
The last operational #seismometer transmitted data until 1977 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_(natural_phenomenon)#Moonquake
Big lunar quakes last longer than they would on Earth https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/09/moonquakes-and-marsquakes/406516/